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Economic Indicators
Now’s the best time to be in dividend-yielding equities, says Barry Morrison, a manager of the Renaissance Millennium High Income Fund and CEO of Morrison Williams.
By Melissa Shin |September 4, 2012
2 min read
If it weren’t for the Federal Reserve, nobody would know about the existence of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Jackson, Wyoming. But since 2009, the market has focused its attention on this very small place in the hopes of hearing some very big monetary policy announcements.
By Gareth Watson |September 4, 2012
4 min read
Industry
RIM’s short interest has hit a record high, increasing to 4.2% of shares outstanding on August 24, finds research firm Markit. This is a sign investors are anticipating disappointing earnings as they continue to wait for a new lineup of BlackBerry smartphones, says Hugo Miller of Bloomberg Businessweek. Read: RIM chair defends leadership Investors taking […]
By Staff |September 4, 2012
1 min read
Scotiabank’s Commodity Price Index inched down 0.4% last month. The pace of the decline slowed from June’s sharp 4%. “In recent weeks, riskier assets like oil and equities have been buoyed by expectations of further Federal Reserve monetary policy easing or a major bond purchase program by the European Central Bank,” says Patricia Mohr, Vice-President, […]
By Staff |August 30, 2012
Market Insights
Behavioural finance research suggests the investment industry has misjudged the risk tolerance of wealthy investors.
By Mark Noble |August 29, 2012
6 min read
Consider secondary currencies when looking for yield, says Patrick Bradley, a product specialist with the global fixed-income team at Brandywine Global in Philadelphia. He's also a manager of the Renaissance Optimal Income Portfolio
By Martha Porado |August 29, 2012
Wealthy clients are focusing more on health and philanthropy, and are scaling back on luxury purchases, says wealth managers. Check out more coverage and tips from the 2011 Annual Wealth Management Conference in Toronto.
By Sheila Avari |August 28, 2012
27 min read
The Japanese trade deficit ballooned in July to 517 billion yen and the country has one of the highest debt loads of any developed country.
By David Andrews |August 28, 2012
As investors close out the summer of 2012, global markets ended last week mostly lower.
By David Andrews |August 27, 2012
Last week, SEC chairwoman Mary Shapiro axed the decision to put proposed new regulatory reforms of U.S. money market funds to a vote. It’s alleged many of the commissioners planned to vote against the proposed changes, for fear they’d have too great an impact and cause investors to seek riskier alternatives. Read: Income solutions for […]
By Wire services |August 27, 2012
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